my daughter expresses milk to feed baby,but one breast produces only tiny amount of milk .is it normal .?

Answer 1

Are the breasts the same size? Is one plugged, or does she have mastitis or anything? If it is simply a matter of one not producing any milk, that is ok. My baby would only ever take the right breast, and after a few months of trying to keep the other one producing by pumping, it finally just dried up. Now, I look like a mastectomy patient! But, the right one produced enough for her, and I'm still breastfeeding her at 19 months (of course she eats solids, too and drinks cow's milk and water and juice.) You can do it with just one!

Good luck!

Answer 2

I had the same problem! the more the baby feeds from breast the more milk the breast produces to meet the demand. If only expressing don't give up on the breast thatproduces a small amount just express it little and oftenand eventually the milk supply should build up. Hope this helps

Answer 3

I sometimes experience the same problem but it will vary each day as to which breast produces the least amount.
It may be worthwhile just trying the following to help increase milk supply:
1) Drink plenty of fluids - especially water
2) Make sure she has eaten at least 2 meals for that day
3) When pumping don't always start with the same breast each time, alternate just as you would when breastfeeding.

Also remember it can sometimes take a while for the milk to start to let down when expressing so be patient. When I first started expressing one breast would produce 2oz and the other an 1oz but now 4 months later I can express 5oz from each breast.

Good Luck!

Answer 4

all people can drink breast milk, it is not risky. i think of that's greater a ethical concern. Breast milk is for infants, not grown ups...eww. And, particular, a woman can produce milk with out being pregnant via taking the hormones that reason women individuals to lactate. that's what "moist nurses" used to do. A moist nurse might artwork interior the scientific institution nursery and nurse infants. this custom isn't performed anymore in stepped forward countries. additionally, interior the case of an adoptive mom who's in simple terms observed a newborn, she would have the ability to take a mixture of hormones which will reason her to start off lactating, so she would have the ability to nurse her toddler. desire this helps.

Answer 5

She may have a blockeed milk duct. Although my friend had this where one produced more than the other. I think she just learnt to live with it and dealt with having one breast larger than the other for a few months!

Answer 6

Did you know that expressing is not as good as the baby suckling and her milk will dry up quicker if she expresses!

Answer 7

Tell her to pump extra on that side to get the milk coming in more.

Answer 8

i was like that, and it freaked me out cuz one of my breast probably only had one drip come out in 24 hours and the other poured! the doctor said because my bigger breast had alot of fatty tissue things just werent going to flow like normal....it never worked with the second child either.

Answer 9

Very good information by Mystic-e, 10,point´s reward I would say

Answer 10

Lopsided! What can I do?
...When baby prefers one side, or when supply or breast size is greater on one side
http://www.kellymom.com/bf/concerns/mom/lopsided.html